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1. As a UK Citizen, what rights do you have? List 5 or more rights that you consider you have as a citizen (or will have once you are over 18)
2. Lesson 4a: Democracy and Political Concepts To form a definition of democracy To consider the political concepts: freedom, rights, law, order, justice and equality
3. There are lots of ideas and concepts in politics and most of them are not as straightforward as you may first think. We have seen that in society there are naturally CONFLICTS OF INTEREST That those conflicts will be decided upon or managed by the people in POWER People in power also need to have AUTHORITY and LEGITIMACY in order to exercise that power properly. We have seen that in this country the STATE exercises power. In this country, we live in a democracy and through elections everyone who votes helps to decide who wins power and who loses it. There are lots of ideas that surround our understanding of democracy for example, FREEDOM and RIGHTS.
4. As a UK Citizen, what rights do you have? List 5 or more rights that you consider you have as a citizen (or will have once you are over 18)
5. The rights of a UK Citizen Most important Least important
6. The rights of a UK Citizen Most important Least important
7. The Independant BBC News There are some important ideas which lie at the heart of our democratic system which are - in terms of British History - are fairly ‘new’ (if you can call ideas that came about in 1600 onwards NEW!) The ideas that underpin a lot of our ideas emerged from certain ‘thinkers’ and ‘philosophers’ who were people who introduced new ways of thinking about how we should organise our society. If you can understand the historical background to these thinkers, it can help you with your study of politics.
8. TOLERANCE; n 1a the act or fact of allowing something; toleration 1b indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from ones own. Traditionally, (prior to 1600s) Britain was not very tolerant. There were conflicts between Crown and Parliament, between Catholicism and Protestantism which divided the country. Religious belief was not a matter of individual choice, it was something that was dictated by the State.
9. Group 1 Group 2 Philosopher John Locke (1623-1704) “Research the history of the Equal Rights Movement. What are some of the rights has this movement secured in the past 100 years?” “I was often credited with introducing the idea of religious toleration. Your task is to find out what my views on this subject were.” Group 3 Group 4 Edmund Burke (1729 – 97) “Research what is meant by ‘The Rule of Law’. Why is this important in our democracy?” “I believed that ‘Good order is the foundation of all things’. Research my views on stability and order in society.”
10. In the UK, we live in a liberal democracy in which ·we have regular elections for choosing the government; ·all citizens are entitled to vote; ·there are guaranteed rights for individuals and groups which cannot be taken away. Who loses out? What are the costs? Do minorities benefit? Is the system efficient? Are rights always guaranteed? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages
11. 1 thing I am not sure about 2 question you would like to ask 3 things that you have learnt this lesson
12. Lesson 4a: Democracy and Political Concepts To form a definition of democracy To consider the political concepts: freedom, rights, law, order, justice and equality